On June 21, 2008, a 22-year-old man from Cleveland, North Carolina was driving on U.S. 70 when he crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road, hitting a telephone box and flag pole before running into two parked cars in a driveway. The car then ran into the garage, knocking it from its foundation, before coming to a stop.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene of the car accident. Authorities estimate he was traveling between 90 and 100 miles-per-hour before losing control of the car. Two passengers in the car were also injured in the car accident. One man was airlifted to an area hospital, while another one suffered only minor injuries.

The fatal car accident also caused damage to the two parked vehicles and the garage. Two horses got scared during the car accident and jumped from a small corral, both becoming slightly injured.

Source: Steve Huffman, “Cleveland man killed in Saturday crash,” Salisbury Post, June 23, 2008.